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A30 crash in Cornwall on 2 December 2025 at 09:36 involving a Mazda CX-5

A Mazda CX-5 and a Mercedes GLC Class were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 09:36 on Tuesday 2 December 2025. The 84-year-old female driver of the Mercedes GLC Class and the 31-year-old female driver of the Mazda CX-5 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Dec 2025
Tuesday, 09:36
Vehicles
2
Mazda CX-5 and Mercedes GLC Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.37545, longitude -4.95501, in the TR8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501677383
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 February 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda CX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,191 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes GLC Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    84 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 84, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes GLC Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda CX-5)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2025501677383 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2025.